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Shayne Gostisbehere (knee) feels close to 100% at this point.

Gostisbehere is attending the Philadelphia Flyers' development camp. He was limited to five AHL contests and two games with Philadelphia due to a torn ACL. With that behind him, he'll be a candidate to make the Flyers' roster out of training camp, although that would be tough for him to pull off given the team's defensive logjam. Jul 8 - 11:02 AM

Shayne Gostisbehere (knee) might not return this season even if he gets medical clearance.

That's not shocking considering Gostisbehere has been limited to just seven contests this season, including five AHL games. He might as well shift his focus to being as prepared as possible for the 2015-16 campaign. That being said, Gostisbehere will be evaluated on Wednesday, so we should know more about his status at that point. Mar 24 - 11:21 AM

Flyers GM Ron Hextall denied a recent report that Shayne Gostisbehere has been shutdown for the rest of the season.

Gostisbehere is trying to come back from surgery for a torn ACL. Although Hextall said he hasn't been shutdown yet, he didn't rule out the possibility of that happening. "Shayne sees our doctor down here in about two weeks," Hextall said. "Something will come out of that. Has there been talk of shutting him down for the year? Yes, there has. But the final decision has not been made." Mar 6 - 11:27 AM

Gostisbehere underwent surgery for a torn ACL in November. Prior to that he made his NHL debut on Oct. 25 and played again on Oct. 28. He was limited to less than 13 minutes in each contest. When he's healthy enough to play, he'll probably serve in the minors rather than immediately be called up by Philadelphia. Jan 28 - 3:23 PM

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Shayne Gostisbehere (knee) might not return this season even if he gets medical clearance.

That's not shocking considering Gostisbehere has been limited to just seven contests this season, including five AHL games. He might as well shift his focus to being as prepared as possible for the 2015-16 campaign. That being said, Gostisbehere will be evaluated on Wednesday, so we should know more about his status at that point.

Flyers GM Ron Hextall denied a recent report that Shayne Gostisbehere has been shutdown for the rest of the season.

Gostisbehere is trying to come back from surgery for a torn ACL. Although Hextall said he hasn't been shutdown yet, he didn't rule out the possibility of that happening. "Shayne sees our doctor down here in about two weeks," Hextall said. "Something will come out of that. Has there been talk of shutting him down for the year? Yes, there has. But the final decision has not been made."

Gostisbehere underwent surgery for a torn ACL in November. Prior to that he made his NHL debut on Oct. 25 and played again on Oct. 28. He was limited to less than 13 minutes in each contest. When he's healthy enough to play, he'll probably serve in the minors rather than immediately be called up by Philadelphia.

Shayne Gostisbehere's knee surgery went quite well according to GM Ron Hextall.

Gostisbehere only needed surgery on his ACL and that was the absolute best the Flyers could have hoped for when he went under the knife this past week. Gostisbehere will watch the Flyers play alongside Kjell Samuelsson while recovering. "He can watch [Michael] Del Zotto and [Mark] Streit and the other defensemen, and he can learn a lot," Hextall said. "He can find a way in the next few months to get better. Just by watching, you can learn a lot - and be better for it when he comes back." Hextall said that Gostisbehere will be ready to go in 3 or 3 1/2 months so he should return in mid-late February.

The Philadelphia Flyers are sending Shayne Gostisbehere to the minors.

Gostisbehere's demotion follows the Flyers' decision to sign Carlo Colaiacovo. "I knew it was coming," Gostisbehere. "It was nothing I didn't expect. I mean, it's going to happen. I'm a young guy. Guys like that over there (Colaiacovo) get called and signed. Guys have earned their stripes here already, so they get the opportunity to play, and my time will come." Gostisbehere has no points and a minus-two rating in two games with Philadelphia this season.

The defenseman looked good offensively with some nice passes and a big shot but coach Craig Berube chose to pick his spots with the youngster as he played only 12:27 minutes. He is a nice flier as the Flyers will need him over the next four weeks with injuries to Braydon Coburn and Andrew MacDonald.

Shayne Gostisbehere is set to make his NHL debut on Saturday as his Philadelphia Flyers face the Detroit Red Wings.

The 21-year-old has two assists in three AHL games this season. His resume is slim enough that it's difficult to tell if he has much of a chance to make an impact. The Flyers would likely embrace it, as they're obviously hurting in that area right now.

Gostisbehere has two assists in three AHL games in 2014-15. He's projected to make his NHL debut on Saturday. He was a candidate to make the team's opening game roster, but the Flyers were reluctant to rush their young blueliners. However, with Braydon Coburn, Andrew MacDonald, and Kimmo Timonen all sidelined, the Flyers need reinforcements.

Shayne Gostisbehere has been sent down to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL.

He was great in the preseason, but he wasn't able to land himself a roster spot with the Flyers. Philadelphia made a point of saying that they didn't want to rush their defense prospects after Kimmo Timonen was injured, so Gostisbehere will get to start his pro career in the minors.

Shayne Gostisbehere may be able to land a roster spot with the Flyers, as early as next season.

Erik Gustafsson is off to the KHL so Philadelphia has an opening on the back end and a player with a lower cap hit would certainly help them out. Gostisbehere, Robert Hagg or Samuel Morin could be possibilities to stick with the big club next year.

Shayne Gostisbehere has agreed to an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Gostisbehere had nine goals and 34 points in 42 games with Union College in 2013-14. He also had a plus-seven rating in Union's 7-4 victory over Minnesota in the NCAA championship game. Philadelphia took him in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Team USA defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere has been suspended one game by the IIHF and will not play on Wednesday.

The third round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers got a five minute major and a game misconduct for a slash against Slovakia Sunday. Gostisbehere will miss the quarter-final game against Switzerland. In other news, Valeri Nichushkin was also dealt a one game suspension for his hit Sunday against Canada and he will miss quarter final action against the Czech Republic Wednesday.

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Flyers owner Ed Snider clarified that while Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be patient with the team's young players, he still intends to contend in the short-term.

"The bottom line is, that patience was misinterpreted to mean that he was going to be patient with the team in and of itself," Snider said. "Which he's not. He's going to do everything in his power to produce a winner as soon as possible, which means it could be trades, it could be coaching, it could be all kinds of things." Philadelphia has missed the playoffs in two of its last three years. It had a 33-31-18 record in 2014-15, which led to the firing of head coach Craig Berube.

After signing a new six-year contract with the Flyers earlier this week, Sean Couturier said he doesn't want to change his style of play, but he would like to produce more offensively.

"I'm really looking forward to coming to camp and trying to take another step forward," he said. "I'm not going to change as a player or as a person. I'm going to be the same type of player and just try to definitely produce a little more offensively." The 22-year-old scored 15 goals and 37 points in 82 games with the Flyers last season.

After missing the first three months of the 2014-15 seasons recovering from surgery on his left pectoralis muscle, White joined the Flyers at the end of January and had a career season. He set new offensive highs with six goals and 12 points over 34 games, White also recorded 34 PIMs while averaging 11:34 ice time per game.

Nothing has changed with the Flyers’ efforts to trade Vincent Lecavalier.

"We’re status quo," general manager Ron Hextall said. "We’re planning on going into the season with Vinny and see what happens. Do I get a call with interest? I don’t know. At this point, we’re status quo." Lecavalier has three years left on a five-year, $22 million contract. He had eight goals and 20 points in 57 games last year.

Cousins was credited with a shot on goal and a hit. "Fast game out there tonight and he looked like he had the pace for it," Flyers coach Craig Berube said of Cousins. "Competitive guy. Strong on the puck. He played a real solid game." Cousins has 21 goals and 55 points in 60 AHL games this season.

Schenn will still be a restricted free agent next summer, so it's not imperative that the Flyers sign him in the near future. That being said, the question was raised after Philadelphia handed Sean Couturier a six-year, $25.98 million contract. Schenn still has a lot to prove, so determining fair value for him on a long-term deal would be challenging. He had 18 goals and 47 points in 82 contests last season.

R.J. Umberger will undergo surgery on his hip and abdominal muscles and miss the rest of the season.

Well, at least we now know why Umberger was laboring and had not scored in his last 18 games. He had nine goals this season with six assists. "I think the biggest thing that’s bothered me is just that I feel like I’ve let Ron Hextall down," Umberger said on Tuesday. "He believed in me, bringing me here, and I feel I haven’t been the player he needs." He will get a chance to redeem himself next season.

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Jakub Voracek to an eight-year, $66 million contract.

That's a $8.25 million annual cap hit, although it won't kick in until 2016-17 as Voracek still has a season left on his existing four-year, $17 million deal. He had 81 points in 82 contests last season, so as long as he maintains that high level of play, that high cap hit will look justified. That's not a terrible bet for Philadelphia to make and we don't really find fault with the Flyers locking up one of the league's top forwards for the long haul.

Simmonds' campaign ended on March 25 due to a fractured bone. He finished the campaign with 28 markers and feels like he would have reached the 30-goal milestone if not for the injury. He should be fine for the 2015-16 campaign.

Despite not making many moves this off-season, the Philadelphia Flyers look like they are better on paper.

Philadelphia parted ways with forward Zac Rinaldo, defenseman Nicklas Grossman and goaltender Ray Emery and they brought in Sam Gagner, Evgeni Medvedev and Michal Neuvirth. Gagner is a clear upgrade over an energy player like Rinaldo, and it would appear that Neuvirth is also an upgrade over Emery but the question comes on defense. Medvedev is a 32-year-old KHL veteran, who has no NHL experience and is one of eight defenders on the roster with a one-way contract.

Mark Streit picked up three assists in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Islanders.

Streit now has points in consecutive games, and three of his last four. He's totaled six assists during that span as well. Streit has quietly put together his best season since 2008-09 with the Islanders, posting nine goals and 51 points in 79 games this season.

Andrew MacDonald is out for the rest of the season after fracturing his right hand in 4-1 win over Chicago on Wednesday.

It was first reported as a upper-body injury but Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia reported that it was a fractured right hand. MacDonald has appeared in 58 of 75 games for the Flyers, recording two goals and 10 assists for 12 points while averaging exactly 20 minutes of ice-time per-game.

That's a significant risk for Philadelphia given that the team wasn't exactly swimming in cap space to begin with. Medvedev, 32, has never played professionally in North America. He might end up being a solid defensive defenseman at the NHL level, but we don't expect him to do much offensively.

Michael Del Zotto has agreed to a two-year, $7.75 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Del Zotto and the Flyers have avoided an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for July 21. He had 10 goals and 32 points in 64 contests last season. It wouldn't be shocking to us if he reaches the 40-point mark next season, but at the same time he obviously isn't far removed from his disastrous 2013-14 campaign, so he's still a bit of a risk.

Radko Gudas (knee) isn't expected to return before the end of the 2014-15 campaign.

Gudas was acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday as part of the Braydon Coburn trade. He's a physical, defensive defenseman that's also capable of chipping in offensively and should be a significant part of Philadelphia's blueline next season.

Brandon Manning has signed a one-year, $625,000 contract extension for the 2015-16 campaign.

The big news here is that it's a one-way contract. That doesn't necessarily guarantee that he'll spend the full 2015-16 campaign with Philadelphia, but it signals that the Flyers have every intention of keeping him on their roster next season. The 24-year-old had 43 points and 150 penalty minutes in 58 AHL contests and another three points and seven penalty minutes in 10 games with the Flyers. He's might have some fantasy value in standard leagues next season. That said, our incredibly preliminary assessment is that he'll be someone that will be worth keeping an eye on during training camp and the early portion of the campaign, but not taking in standard league drafts.

Steve Mason led the NHL in five-on-five save percentage among goalies with at least 1,000 minutes last year.

In 51 games, Mason posted a .943 save percentage. However, a .846 save percentage while shorthanded did him no favors. Mason had a strong season with the Flyers, finishing with a 2.25 goals-against average and .928 save percentage. The five-on-five metric is a good way to measure a goalie’s ability, thus making us stronger believers in Mason moving forward, despite the 18-18-11 record.

The Flyers have signed goaltender Michal Neuvirth for two-years and $3.25 million.

Neuvirth will get $1.5 million in 2015-16 and $1.75 million the following campaign. This is a nice signing for the Flyers as Neuvirth will be a more than an adequate replacement for last season's backup Ray Emery. Look for Neuvirth to play in 25 games behind starter Steve Mason.